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In reply to the discussion: 70 lbs. down. Now I can rant about obnoxious fitness fanatics. [View all]Silent3
(15,152 posts)...and that's losing all this weight and eating pretty healthy* while eating out most of the time. Neither my wife nor I are big fans of cooking.
Breakfast is about the only thing I usually eat at home, and that's not home cooked either -- it's typically a 6 oz. Greek yogurt and a protein or granola bar (the kind of bar I'd guess many people would dismiss as a glorified candy bar).
Lunch is usually at the cafeteria at work. A typical lunch is a big salad from the salad bar and a grilled cheese sandwich, or maybe a grilled chicken wrap with a tiny bit of honey mustard, some baked potato chips, and an apple.
Dinner is a matter of carefully choosing from the options available at many restaurants, and requesting modifications to reduce calories or otherwise improve the nutritional value of the food -- dressings on the side, less sauce, holding the mayo, substituting whole grain pasta, etc.
*Healthy as measured by the success of my weight loss, and the great results from my last physical exam. Healthy as measured by reasonably well-established science, but not necessarily according to the latest diet fads, advice from self-appointed diet gurus, or according to people who are deeply suspicious of all things that aren't 100% organic, 100% "natural", non-GMO, and "free" of a long list of demonized foods, ingredients, and other substances (like gluten).